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Oil markets reprice risk as US–Iran ceasefire falters again, says GlobalData

The ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran in June 2026 came under renewed strain in July. US President Donald Trump described the ceasefire as over on July 8, following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and the US military carried out further strikes against Iran. Amid the escalation in the renewed […]

Kirkland & Ellis and Weil, Gotshal & Manges top M&A legal advisers in automotive sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Kirkland & Ellis and Weil, Gotshal & Manges were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the automotive sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals […]

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Morgan Stanley top M&A financial advisers in automotive sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Morgan Stanley were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the automotive sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which […]

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GlobalData reveals four growth tracks splitting the global economy

Global growth is projected at 3.0% in 2026, which is expected to rise further to 3.4% in 2027, broadly unchanged from forecasts issued six months earlier. While stability is expected to persist, sharp differences between individual economies remain. Growth outcomes in 2026 increasingly depend on two factors: exposure to war-related energy costs and a position […]

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Kirkland & Ellis and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher top M&A legal advisers in power sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Kirkland & Ellis and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the power sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals […]

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Goldman Sachs and Barclays top M&A financial advisers in power sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and Barclays were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the power sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised. […]

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Latham & Watkins top M&A legal advisers in oil & gas sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Latham & Watkins were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the oil & gas sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and […]

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Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets top M&A financial advisers in oil & gas sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the oil & gas sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals […]

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Kimi K3 launch ignites influencer debate over China’s narrowing AI gap with the US, reveals GlobalData

Kimi K3 became one of the most-discussed AI models among influencers in mid-July 2026, as its launch challenged long-held assumptions about the dominance of leading US AI companies. Influencers view Moonshot AI’s new model as evidence that China is rapidly narrowing the gap with US technology leaders, raising concerns that the competitive advantage once held […]

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Section 122 tariff expiry marks a reset, not an end to US trade uncertainty, says GlobalData

The 10% Section 122 tariffs that have underpinned US trade policy since February 2026 are scheduled to expire on 24 July. The Office of the US Trade Representative has indicated that a new round of tariffs covering up to 60 trading partners could follow within days. Tariff levels have risen at each stage since early […]

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Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal adviser in construction sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Kirkland & Ellis was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal adviser in the construction sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by both value and volume, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised. Based […]

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Morgan Stanley top M&A financial adviser in construction sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Morgan Stanley was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the construction sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by both value and volume, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised. Based on […]

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Morgan Stanley and Diligent Capital top M&A financial advisers in retail sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Morgan Stanley and Diligent Capital were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the retail sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they […]

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and White & Case top M&A legal advisers in retail sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and White & Case were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the retail sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals […]

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Kimi K3 launch stirs influencer discussions over open-source frontier performance and hidden inference costs, reveals GlobalData

Moonshot AI became the center of discussion on X in mid-July 2026 after unveiling Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-source model that appears competitive with top closed-source systems on coding and reasoning benchmarks. With its weights scheduled for release on July 27, Kimi K3 challenges the long-standing assumption that frontier artificial intelligence (AI) must remain […]

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Hogan Lovells and Baker McKenzie top M&A legal advisers in consumer sector during H1 2026

Hogan Lovells and Baker McKenzie were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the consumer sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they […]

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Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co top M&A financial advisers in consumer sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the consumer sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which […]

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Sullivan & Cromwell and Alston & Bird top M&A legal advisers in financial services sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Sullivan & Cromwell and Alston & Bird were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the financial services sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals […]

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Barclays and Houlihan Lokey top M&A financial advisers in financial services sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Barclays and Houlihan Lokey were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the financial services sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they […]

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Blake Cassels & Graydon and Cassels Brock & Blackwell top M&A legal advisers in metals & mining sector during H1 2026, finds GlobalData

Blake Cassels & Graydon and Cassels Brock & Blackwell were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the metals & mining sector during the first half (H1) of 2026 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume […]

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